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Countries with the most number of bird species



Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants




Total number of bird species, by country


Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)


Note, this data dates to 2004, but is the most recent available on a global scale. If you are aware of more up-to-date data, please contact us.

Colombia 1,821
Peru 1,781
Brazil 1,712
Indonesia 1,604
Ecuador 1,515
Bolivia 1,414
Venezuela 1,392
China 1,221
India 1,180
Congo, Dem Rep 1,148
Kenya 1,103
Tanzania 1,056
Myanmar 1,047
Argentina 1,038
Mexico 1,026
Uganda 1,015
Thailand 971
Sudan 952
Cameroon 936
Angola 930
Panama 904
Nigeria 899
United States 888
Nepal 864
Australia 851
Ethiopia 839
Costa Rica 838
Viet Nam 837
South Africa 829
Guyana 786
Zambia 770
Malaysia 746
Ghana 729
Papua New Guinea 720
Laos 704
Côte d'Ivoire 702
Honduras 699
Paraguay 696
Mozambique 685
Guatemala 684
Suriname 674
Rwanda 665
CenAfrican Rep 663
Zimbabwe 661
Malawi 658
Russian Fed 645
French Guiana 644
Somalia 642
Guinea 640
Gabon 632
Nicaragua 632
Sierra Leone 626
Bhutan 625
Pakistan 625
Mali 624
Namibia 619
Senegal 612
Bangladesh 604
Burundi 597
Congo 597

Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data (unpublished, September 2004).

Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants


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